Letter: ENA 3961.9

Letter ENA 3961.9

Metadata

Shelfmark
ENA 3961.9
Primary Language
Arabic

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Additional metadata

Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3961, f. 9; ENA 3961, fol. 9
Input date
In PGP since 2017

Description

Beginning of a petition -tarjama, basmala, formulae, on the right side 4 lines diagonally- from a Jewish woman (al-mamlūka [...] Abū l-Majd Ibn al-Ḥaver). In Arabic script. She seems to be trying to fend off a man who wants to marry her but who already has a wife and children. In the margin, she quotes from the Torah "the son of my sister took my right...". The tarjama is legible but the name is hard to make out. Dating: Mamluk era. Needs examination.

ENA 3961.9 recto

recto

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Translation

ENA 3961.9 verso

verso
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